BIB_ID
398457
Accession number
MA 2691.57
Creator
Cosimo I, Grand-Duke of Tuscany, 1519-1574.
Display Date
1554 May 25.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Description
1 item (1 page, with address) ; 28.5 x 21.1 cm
Notes
Recipient inferred from a loose original paper seal.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Addressed to Giulio da Montevecchio in Colle di Val d'Elsa.
Embossed seal, coat of arms of the Medici family; original paper seal with wax.
Part of the White Collection of Italian Renaissance documents; see collection-level record for more information.
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: fleur-de-lis inscribed in a circle (Briquet 7102).
Provenance
Gift of Mrs. Harold T. White, 1969.
Summary
Telling Giulio da Montevecchio that an order has been issued to bring the prisoners held at Monte Riggioni in Florence so that they could be better watched and because the enemy might want to exchange them for their own prisoners; also telling him that, after conquering Mormoraria and Ripostena, Menzano might be conquered, but before dealing with more pressing other urgent issues; also recommending him to guard the borders; asking him to execute the commissions of the Marcherse di Marignano regarding the fortification of Badia Tedalda.
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